Positive Psychology: Self-Analysis, Skills & Career Aspirations Plan

This presentation explores the application of positive psychology to achieve career success through self-analysis. It covers the importance of skills, knowledge, and capabilities, emphasizing self-assessment for job applications, including a SWOT analysis, skills audit, and Personal Development Plan (PDP). The presentation includes a CV example, participation in self-development activities like job fairs and networking, and addresses career challenges such as time management and competition. It outlines career goals, reasons for choosing the candidate, and concludes with the significance of continuous self-improvement. References to relevant academic articles are also provided. Desklib provides similar resources for students.

Positive Psychology for
Success

INTRODUCTION 100
success is important in life of a person as a person plans for everything to get success in life. In
order to get success, individual needs to develop different types of skills, knowledge and
capabilities. It is essential for them in order to make them self-capable enough and also to
improve their performance. This presentation skills includes self analysis of individual like for
which job they are apply for, reason for applying for that job, skills requirement. It also includes
CV, activities which ensure self development, goals of a person.
MAIN BODY
1.
I am applying for the job position of front office manager as I have the necessary skills required
for this job position. There is also increasing demand for this job profile in the market that
provides the opportunity to get a higher level of job position in a large organisation. I have a
good personality and also, I am comfortable meeting new people which makes me suitable for
this job role.
2.
The front office manager job is related to the hospitality industry which is a growing industry.
There is increasing interest of people in the tour and travel activities that give rise to this
industry. There are around 178000 job positions vacant in this industry. Job vacancies in this
industry have increased in comparison to the previous year which is an impact of a pandemic.
The number of vacancies in the year 2020 was 19000 which has increased in the year 2021 by
reaching to 109000. It will increase my chances of success as the demand for employees is high
in this industry which provide me the opportunity to get good job positions.
https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2022/02/15/Hospitality-job-vacancies-rise-by-almost-
700-year-on-year#:~:text=Job%20vacancies%20have%20risen%20sharply,in%20April%20to
%20June%202021.
3.
SWOT analysis
Strength Weakness
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 I have good communication skills as I
can communicate with any person
without getting nervous. I do not get
hesitated to communicate with different
people which allows me to
communicate in an effective manner.
 I have the capability to make a quick
decision which is essential for me. It
allows me to complete work in less
time and also helps me to overcome
problems quickly.
 I have team working skills that allow
me to work in a team. It is one of the
important skills which does not allow a
person for purpose of working in a
team.
 I have poor time management skills
which creates a problem for me to meet
the deadline of the project. It is not a
good situation for a person as it creates
a bad impression about me in others
minds.
 I also have anger issues as I lost control
when I get stressed. It will create
problems for me as I am short-
tempered.
Opportunity Threat
 I have the opportunity to get higher
education in the field of hotel
management courses.
 There is an increasing job opportunity
in the hospitality industry which
provides me the opportunity to get a
good job.
 Increasing competition in the market
creates a threat for me to find out good
opportunity as there are a number of
candidates who are finding jobs.
Skill audit
Skills Rate by me Rate by other Difference
Team working 7 8 1
Communication 8 8 -
Time management 5 5 -
Stress management 6 7 1
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Decision making 8 8 -
PDP
Skills Action Assessment Time
frame
Time
management
In order to develop time management
skills, it is essential for me to
understand how to prioritise the work.
It assists me to understand which work
is more important to complete first and
which is not. I also need to avoid
multitasking as it creates a negative
impact on the capability of a person to
complete the work. I also need to learn
to say no to some work.
In order to assess this skill, I
will ensure that I am able to
complete the work on a
timely basis.
1 Month
Team
working
For purpose of developing a skill, a
person needs to understand their goals.
It is also important for them in order to
understand their role. In order to work
in a team, it is important for me to
clarify the roles of different people
and also for managing time in an
efficient manner. These people also
need to develop team rules and other
things for purpose of completing the
work in a group in an effective
manner.
For purpose of assessment of
this skill, I need to ensure
that by working in a team, I
will be able to attain the
goals and objectives.
2
Months
Stress
management
For purpose of developing this skill, a
person needs to do regular exercise. I
will exercise regularly which will
allow me to control my stress. I also
Assessment of this skill
require whether I lost my
control for management of
stress.
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Months
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need to relax my muscles which is
important for me. I will also take
break from work and also find some
time for my hobbies.
4.
Psychometrics
5.
CV
Front office manager
Thomas Salvatore
123 Park street
England, United Kingdom
Career objectives
Skilled and capable front office manager with a fresh ideas looking for a diverse job to learn new
things, knowledge and experience.
Work experience: Fresher
Qualification
 Bachelors in business management
 Diploma in hotel management
Skills
 Good communication skills
 Team working skills
 Leadership as well as motivation skills
 Problem solving skills
 Decision making skills
 Time management skills
There are different types of self-development activities to be organised during my academic life
which provide me the opportunity to learn new things and also develop new skills. It is important
for me in order to interact with new people and also to grab new things from them. I have
participated in a job fair where there are different companies recruiting different candidates.
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There are also different types of candidates who want to get job opportunities. I have learned
different things there as how to make myself more professional and which things will increase
my chances of employment. I also get opportunities to network with new people Networking is
important as it allows me to meet new people and also exchange contact details. It will help me
in the future to get good job opportunities for me. I also learn things from guest speakers as how
confidently they are speaking. It is a thing that makes a person learn how to speak with
confidence to engage the audience with them. I also develop my LinkedIn profile which helps
me to learn how to use this application for purpose of developing networks and finding out new
job opportunities.
6.
Challenges for the career aspirations:
Poor time management skills are creating challenges for me to attain my goals as it does not
allow me to complete work on time. It is one of the serious situations for an individual as it does
not allow them to create a good image in minds of others.
Another challenge for me is increasing competition in corporates. There are a number of skilled
and talented employees there who are finding out good career opportunities It creates problems
for me to find out a suitable job for me.
Working and leading a team is also creating a problem for me as it is difficult for a person to
work in a team by ensuring collaboration with others. It is also important for them in order to
attain the goals in less time.
Goals
 Development of time management skills to complete work on time.
 Developing network with people for purpose of finding out good career opportunity
 Finding out the right job that is according to my skills and interest.
The reason to choose me:
 There is different reason to choose me for the job as I am a quick learner and I do not
take much time to learn things. It is important for me to learn how to work in an
organisation and also to manage their work.
 I am also a good communicator which allows me to welcome guest in an effective
manner and also to develop a positive relationship with them.
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 I am also able to work in a team and also individually which makes me more effective for
an organisation.
 I learn from my mistakes which allows me to improve myself regular basis.
CONCLUSION
From above mentioned project report, it can be concluded that success is one of important
component which motivates a person to makes efforts. It is essential for an individual for
purpose of developing necessary skills required and learning new things.
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